英语听力 暮光之城·暮色 第357期:第二十四章 僵局(4)

 　　Yes. A new sound darkened his voice, a tone of sheer hatred¹. “是的。”一丝新的声响使他的声音阴沉起来。那是一种全然的憎恨的语气。

　　She was always in the dark, that's why she didn't remember. “她几乎一直待在黑暗里，这就是为什么她什么都不记得了。”

　　I know. She understands now. His voice was even, but his face was black with fury. “我知道。她现在全明白了。”他的声音很平坦，但他的脸阴沉着，写满了狂怒。

　　I tried to reach his face with my free hand, but something stopped me. I glanced down to see the IV pulling at my hand. 我试图用我空着的手去够他的脸，但某样东西阻止了我。我低下头，看见静脉注射管正扯着我的手。

　　Ugh. I winced². “呃。”我退缩了。

　　What is it? he asked anxiously distracted, but not enough. The bleakness³ did not entirely⁴ leave his eyes. “怎么了？”他担心地问道。他被分了神，但还不够。他眼里的阴郁依然没有完全褪去。

　　Needles, I explained, looking away from the one in my hand. I concentrated on a warped⁵ ceiling tile and tried to breathe deeply despite the ache in my ribs⁶. “针头。”我解释着，看向别处，不敢再看我手上的针头。我把注意力集中在一块扭曲的天花板砖上，试图不去理会肋骨传来的疼痛，深呼吸着。

　　Afraid of a needle, he muttered to himself under his breath, shaking his head. Oh, a sadistic⁷ vampire⁸, intent on torturing her to death, sure, no problem,  “害怕针头。”他低声对自己说着，摇了摇头。“哦，一只暴虐成性的吸血鬼，想要把她折磨致死，当然，没问题，

　　she runs off to meet him. An IV, on the other hand… 她逃出去去见他。另一方面，一根静脉注射针……”

　　I rolled my eyes. I was pleased to discover that this reaction, at least, was pain-free. I decided⁹ to change the subject. 我转了转眼睛。我很高兴地发现，至少，这个回应动作不会让我疼痛。我决定改变话题。

　　Why are you here? I asked. “你为什么会在这里？”我问道。

　　He stared at me, first confusion and then hurt touching¹⁰ his eyes. His brows pulled together as he frowned. Do you want me to leave? 他起先困惑地盯着我，然后，痛苦浸染了他的眼神。他皱起眉，他的额头皱了起来。“你想要我离开吗？”

　　No! I protested, horrified¹¹ by the thought. No, I meant, why does my mother think you're here? I need to have my story straight before she gets back. “不！”我断然否认，被这个想法吓坏了。“不，我是说，我妈妈会怎么看待你在这里这件事？在她回来以前，我得把这个故事给理顺了。”

1 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

2 winced   

赶紧避开，畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He winced as the dog nipped his ankle. 狗咬了他的脚腕子，疼得他龇牙咧嘴。
• He winced as a sharp pain shot through his left leg. 他左腿一阵剧痛疼得他直龇牙咧嘴。

3 bleakness   

adj. 萧瑟的, 严寒的, 阴郁的

参考例句：

• It forgoes the bleakness of protest and dissent for the energizing confidence of constructive solutions. 它放弃了bleakness抗议和持不同政见者的信心，激发建设性的解决办法。
• Bertha was looking out of the window at the bleakness of the day. 伯莎望着窗外晦暗的天色。

4 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

5 warped   

adj.反常的；乖戾的；（变）弯曲的；变形的v.弄弯，变歪( warp的过去式和过去分词 )；使（行为等）不合情理，使乖戾，

参考例句：

• a warped sense of humour 畸形的幽默感
• The board has warped. 木板翘了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

6 ribs   

n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 )；（船或屋顶等的）肋拱；肋骨状的东西；（织物的）凸条花纹

参考例句：

• He suffered cracked ribs and bruising. 他断了肋骨还有挫伤。
• Make a small incision below the ribs. 在肋骨下方切开一个小口。

7 sadistic   

adj.虐待狂的

参考例句：

• There was a sadistic streak in him.他有虐待狂的倾向。
• The prisoners rioted against mistreatment by sadistic guards.囚犯因不堪忍受狱警施虐而发动了暴乱。

8 vampire   

n.吸血鬼

参考例句：

• It wasn't a wife waiting there for him but a blood sucking vampire!家里的不是个老婆，而是个吸人血的妖精！
• Children were afraid to go to sleep at night because of the many legends of vampire.由于听过许多有关吸血鬼的传说，孩子们晚上不敢去睡觉。

9 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

10 touching   

adj.动人的，使人感伤的

参考例句：

• It was a touching sight.这是一幅动人的景象。
• His letter was touching.他的信很感人。

11 horrified   

a.(表现出)恐惧的

参考例句：

• The whole country was horrified by the killings. 全国都对这些凶杀案感到大为震惊。
• We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons. 地方监狱的普遍状况让我们震惊。